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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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